Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to list or rent short-term lodging including vacation rentals, apartment rentals, homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms.
A report released to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8 showed Kenyan women were gaining the most, earning about one-third of their annual household expenditure from Airbnb and often using this to launch their own businesses.
According to PwC, the “sharing economy business” is billed for explosive growth, estimated to reach $335 billion by 2025, from around $15 billion in 2016.
The top five countries for women Airbnb hosts among the 14 surveyed were Kenya where women earned 34 percent of average household expenditure, India at 31 percent, Morocco 20 percent, China 19 percent and Japan 15 percent
Congratulations sisters! 
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